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Will Smith is reportedly working on an apology to Oscars bosses after he slapped Chris Rock during last week’s ceremony.The 53 year old actor reacted to a joke made by the comedian about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head.The star climbed on stage to hit the comedian after seeing that his wife, who has alopecia, was upset by the joke and then yelled out: “'Keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth”.The Academy Awards recently revealed they would be launching a formal review around the incident after releasing a statement following the incident. Now, a source claims that Will is planning to formally apologise to award bosses, as they decide if any action will be taken against the star.

Whoa! It sounds like Kanye West is ready to call a ceasefire!

Coronation Street fans watched as Toyah Battersby found out the mother of all secrets this week - that her cheating partner Imran Habeeb is the father of Abi Webster's baby boy. The Underworld worker and councillor tore strips off the solicitor after finding out the news from Abi's husband Kevin. He found the birth certificate for baby Alfie at Abi's flat and quickly left before informing Toyah who was heading to an adoption meeting with Imran about Elsie, the little girl they have been fostering.

Tickets for the highly anticipated Marvel movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness are going on sale very soon and we have all the details you need to know!

Neighbours have told of their shock following the death of a 91-year-old man in a house explosion in Wythenshawe. Widower Frank Burton, 91, was found dead in his home following the blast on Brownley Road on Thursday evening.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has taken a great many prisoners over the course of his career … figuratively speaking … but he might have just unearthed footage of the very first time it happened, way back in his early Ajax days.The 40-year-old took to Twitter on Saturday to post a short clip of himself roasting Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz with a 'flip-flap' during his Ajax debut in 2001. Although it was a just a pre-season game, Ibrahimovic looked in no mood to go easy on his opponents, and Henchoz well and truly paid the price.Analysing the moment afterward, the giant Swede said: "First I went left, he did too.

FA Cup could qualify for the Champions League under the competition's new format– but only if they have a significant history of success in UEFA competitions.According to the Telegraph, controversial sub-section off the regularly derided new format - which is expected to be in place by 2024 - would only apply to European sides who have a historic track record of success in UEFA competitions. The new proposals will see two extra places in the upcoming 36 team format awarded to sides highest on the UEFA co-efficient list, if they have finished one league place outside the top four or won their domestic cup.However, this will not apply to all FA Cup winners as a higher ranking on the co-efficient list would be needed to qualify.

Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter confessed to asking firms for 'celeb discount' when planning her upcoming wedding to fiance Oliver Piotrowski.Speaking at the W Channel Spring Launch, to celebrate the Channel moving onto Freeview (Channel 25) and Freesat (Channel 156) from Monday, March 28, Jorgie shared her plans with the Daily Star.Jorgie revealed: "I can't say much because I'm really bad at it. I am the worst planned for anything - like ever."I've been phoning venues and stuff and things like that just asking...

Lotto “jackpot” the firm claims she never won.Joan Parker-Grennan was overjoyed when she found she had landed a million wins with an online scratchcard on a £20Million Online Spectacular game in 2015, Mirror reports.However, the 53-year-old was told there had been a “technical issue” when she contacted Camelot to claim her winnings which meant the game displayed numbers in the wrong boxes - so she only won a tenner.After years of arguing with the company – fined millions last month for separate technical glitches on its mobile app – furious company bookkeeper Joan launched a legal claim in 2021.Her lawyers are now set to take Camelot to High Court.Joan, who lives with husband Dave, 60, in Boston, Lincolnshire, said: “My solicitors have already offered them the chance to settle and pay £700,000, £800,000 or £900,000.“They took the game offline within a day of me making the claim. They told me in an email it was a glitch.”Camelot ran the National Lottery for 28 years but was told last month it was losing it to a Czech company.

Janet W. Lee A police officer who responded to an April home invasion at Eminem’s house in Michigan testified in court Wednesday that the intruder told the rapper he intended to kill him.The testimony came during a preliminary examination in Macomb County District Court for Matthew David Hughes, the man accused of breaking into the home of Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem, on April 5.

Janet W. Lee Kevin Hart will join as the new host of Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Jerry Lewis Telethon.

Janet W. Lee Netflix has announced that a documentary about the K-pop group Blackpink will premiere on Oct.

Janet W. Lee Every time celebrities such as Clint Eastwood, Julia Roberts and James Hong are publicly endorsed for a star on the Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, Ana Martinez receives a slew of emails asking “why don’t they already have a star?” The Walk of Fame producer repeats her response.“You cannot just buy a star.

Janet W. Lee The Creative Coalition will honor Uzo Aduba, Ricky Gervais, Yvonne Orji, Amy Poehler, Billy Porter, Phylicia Rashad, Mira Sorvino and the cast and crew of NBC’s “New Amsterdam” at the Television Humanitarian Awards on Sept.

Janet W. Lee Mark Ruffalo virtually joined Tuesday morning’s Justice for Jacob Community Celebration in his hometown, Kenosha, Wis.

Janet W. Lee In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Amy Hill packed her bags in Hollywood and returned home to her family in Hawaii, thinking she would quarantine there.

Janet W. Lee More than 7,900 people have signed a petition calling for a statue of Chadwick Boseman to replace a Confederate memorial in Anderson, S.C., the late “Black Panther” star’s hometown.On Friday, Boseman died after a private, four-year battle with colon cancer, shocking many fans around the world.

Janet W. Lee BTS debuted the first television performance of its new single “Dynamite” during Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards.Following the retro-themed, history-making music video that dropped on Aug.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, “The Bachelorette’s” Rachel Lindsay has been named “Extra” correspondent for Season 27, and Netflix set”The Queen’s Gambit’s” premiere date.“That Animal Rescue Show,” from filmmakers Richard Linklater and Bill Guttentag, will premiere on CBS All Access on Oct. 29.

Janet W. Lee James Hong is everywhere.No, really — at the spry age of 91, he is one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood history, with 672 credits to his name.